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THE 


MINERALS 


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AND  COUNTY  ATLAS. 


ISSUED  BY  THE 

CALIFORNIA  STATE  MINING  BUREAU 

MiRRY  01JILDIISG,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


Its  Of  the  SANTA  FE. 


LEWISiE.  AUBURY, 

State  Mtneralorlst 


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THE  MAPS 


The  unique,  artistic,  and  useful  County  Maps  in  this 
souvenir  were  drawn  expressly  for  the 

FIREMAN'S  FUND  INSURANCE  CO. 

of  San  Francisco,  and  are  the  work  of  Mr.  Louis  Wein- 
mann,  the  Secretary  of  the  company.  This  company  kind- 
ly loaned  the  original  drawings  of  the  maps  to  the  Cali- 
fornia State  Mining  Bureau  for  making  the  plates  of  this 
little  book.  The  maps  are  copyrighted  and  must  not  be 
reproduced  without  obtaining  permission  from  the  Fire- 
man's Fund  Insurance  Co. 


The  maps  have  been  CORRECTED  TO  JANUARY 
1st,  1902. 

They  show  all  TOWNS,  POSTOFFICES,  RAIL- 
ROADS, COUNTY  ROADS,  STAGE  LINES  carrying 
passengers,  mail  and  express,  and  DISTANCES  BE- 
TWEEN POINTS,  forming  a  handy  and  useful  guide, 
especially  to  all  who  wish  to  leave  the  railroad  and  penetrate 
to  the  interior  of  the  mining  districts. 

Reliability  of  statement,  and  avoidance  of  exaggerations, 
have  been  the  prime  consideration  in  compiling  these 
FACTS  BRIEFLY  STATED. 


•..'   :  :/:  j;o^piled  by  G.  E.  BAIUBY,  Fitld  AMUUnt. 


INI3EX  TO    Counties 


PAGE  PAGE 

Alameda 35  Marin 31 

Alpine 39  Mariposa 37 

Amador 33  Mendocino 25 

Butte 27  Merced 37 

Calaveras 33  Modoc ..17 

Colusa 25  Mono 39 

Contra  Costa 35  Monterey 41 

Del  Norte 15  Napa 31 

El  Dorado 29  Nevada 29 


Fresno 43 

Glenn 25 

Humboldt 21 

Inyo 39 

Kern 47 

Kings 47 

Lake 25 

Lassen 17 


Orange 53 

Placer 29 

Plumas 27 

Riverside .    55 

Sacramento 33 

San  Benito 41 

San  Bernardino 49 

San  Diego 55 


Los  Angeles 53      San  Francisco 35 

Madera 43      San  Joaquin 33 


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San  Luis  Obispo 45 

San  Mateo 35 

Santa  Barbara 51 

Santa  Clara 35 

Santa  Cruz 35 

Shasta 1 9 

Sierra 29 

Siskiyou 15 

Solano 31 

Sonoma 31 

Stanislaus 37 

Sutter ; 29 

Tehama 19 

Trinity 21 

Tulare 47 

Tuolumne 37 

Ventura 51 

Yolo 31 

Yuba 29 


List  of  State  Mining  Bureau  Publications. 

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CALIFORNIA 

POPULATION  1900..  ..1,485,058         POPULATION   1890. ...  1,208,120         AREA,  155,980  Square  Miles 

CAPITAL,        ...        SACRAMIINTO 


TOTAL  GOLD  PRODUCTION  $1,362,356,088  IN  53  YEARS. 
VALUE  OF  ALL  MINERAL  PRODUCTS  FOR  1901,  $34,455,981. 


Tlie  Mineral  Resources  are 

ENORMOUS,  DIVERSIFIED,  WIDESPREAD,  INEXHAUSTIBLE 


GOLD  is  produced  in  35  out  of  57  Counties. 

There  are  over  250  specific  minerals  found  in  the  State, 
and  about  50  of  them  are  utilized  commercially. 

Each  year  sees  the  utilization  of  some  mineral  substance 
heretofore  overlooked  or  neglected. 

What  has  been  done  is  but  the  introductory  chapter  of  its 
history. 

It  holds  the  greatest  industrial  possibilities  for  the  fu- 
ture. 


From  1880  to  1890  the  total  true  valuation  of  property 
in  California  INCREASED  88  PER  CENT,  against  an  in- 
crease of  49  per  cent  for  the  whole  United  States;  while  the 
valuation  per  capita  increased  35  per  cent  as  compared  with 
19  per  cent  for  the  whole  country. 


Through  the  ports  pass  annually  imported  goods  to  the 
value  of  $42,000,000,  and  exported  merchandise  worth 
$40,000,000. 


THE  TOTAL  ASSESSED  VALUE  OF  PROPERTY 

of  every  description  in  California  in  1900  was  $1,218,292,- 
457,  or  a  per  capita  valuation  of  $819. 


THE  PEOPLE  HAVE  MONEY,  for  the  issue  of  do- 
mestic orders  in  one  j'ear  is  over  $15,000,000,  an  amount 
exceeded  only  by  New  York  and  Pennsylvania. 


■Tlie  Califo.rn.ia  State  Mining  Bureau 


This  institution  aims  to  be  the  chief  source  of  reliable 
information  about  tlie  mineral  resources  and  mining  in- 
dustries of  California. 

It  is  encouraged  in  its  work  by  the  fact  that  its  publica- 
tions have  been  in  such  demand  that  large  editions  are  soon 
exhausted.  In  fact,  copies  of  some  of  them  now  command 
high  prices  in  the  market. 

The  publications  reach  miners,  mine  owners  and  superin- 
tendents, metallurgists  and  others  directly  interested  in  tlie 
mining  industry,  and  are  kept  in  all  libraries. 

STA"TE  MINERALOGIST.  The  California  State  Min- 
ing Bureau  is  under  the  supervision  of  Hon.  Lewis  E. 
Aubury,  State  Mineralogist  by  appointment  of  Hon.  Henry 
T.  Gage,  Governor  of  California. 

The  Mining  Bureau  is  supported  by  Legislative  appro- 
priations, and  in  some  degree  performs  work  similar  to  that 
of  the  geological  surveys  of  other  States;  but  its  purposes 
andfunctionsare  mainly  practical,  the  scientific  work  being 
clearly  subordinate  to  the  economic  phases  of  the  mineral 
field  as  shown  by  the  organic  law  governing  the  Bureau, 
which  is  as  follows : 


It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  State  Mineralogist  to  make,  facil- 
itate, and  encourage  special  studies  of  the  mineral  resources  and 
mineral  industries  of  the  State.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  collect 
statistics  concerning  the  occurrence  of  the  economically  impor- 
tant minerals  and  the  methods  pursued  in  making  their  valuable 
constituents  available  for  commercial  use;  to  make  a  collection 
of  typical  geological  and  mineralogical  specimens,  especially 
those  of  economic  or  commercial  importance,  such  collection  con- 
stituting the  Museum  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau;  to  provide  a 
library  of  books,  reports,  drawings  bearing  upon  the  mineral  in- 
dustries, the  sciences  of  mineralogy  and  geology,  and  the  arts  of 
mining  and  metallurgy,  such  library  constituting  the  Library  of 
the  State  Mining  Bureau;  to  make  a  collection  of  models,  draw- 
ings, and  descriptions  of  the  mechanical  appliances  used  in  min- 
ing and  metallurgical  processes  ;  to  preserve  and  so  maintain  such 
collections  and  library  as  to  make  them  available  for  reference 
and  examination  and  open  to  public  inspection  at  reasonable 
hours;  to  maintain,  in  effect,  a  bureau  of  information  concerning 
the  mineral  industries  of  this  State,  to  consist  of  such  collections 
and  library,  and  to  arrange,  classify,  catalogue,  and  index  the 
data  therein  contained,  in  a  manner  to  make  the  information 
available  to  those  desiring  it,  and  to  provide  a  custodian  specially 
qualified  to  promote  this  purpose;  to  make  a  biennial  report  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Mining  Bureau,  setting  forth  the 
important  results  of  his  work,  and  to  issue  from  time  to  time 
such  bulletins  as  he  may  deem  advisable  concerning  the  statistics 
and  technology  of  the  mineral  industries  of  this  State. 


The  California  State  Mining  Bureau,  Ferry  Building,  San  Francisco 


THE  BULLETINS.  The  field  covered  by  the  book, 
issued  under  this  title  is  shown  in  the  list  of  publications 
on  page  59.  Each  bulletin  deals  with  only  one  phase  of  min- 
ing. Many  of  them  are  elaborately  illustrated  with  engrav' 
ings  and  maps.  A  nominal  price  only  is  asked  in  order 
that  those  who  need  them  most  may  obtain  a  copy. 


THE  EEGISTERS  OF  MINES  form  practically  both 
a  State  and  County  directory  of  the  mines  of  California, 
each  County  being  represented  in  a  separate  pamphlet. 
Those  who  wish  to  learn  the  essential  facts  about  any  par- 
ticular mine  are  referred  to  them.  The  facts  and  figures 
are  given  in  tabular  form ,  and  are  accompanied  by  a  topo- 
graphical map  of  the  county  on  a  large  scale,  showing 
location,  towns,   railroads,  roads,  etc. 

HOME  OF  THE  BUREAU.  The  Mining  Bureau  oc- 
cupies the  north  half  of  the  third  floor  of  the  Ferry  Build- 
ing. Visitors  and  residents  are  invited  to  inspect  the 
Museum,  Library  and  other  rooms  of  tlie  Bureau  and 
gain  a  personal  knowledge  of  its  operations. 

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THE  MUSEUM.     The  museum  now  contains  nearly 

16,000  specimens  carefully    labeled    and    attractively  ar- 
ranged in  show  cases  in  a  great,  well-lighted  hall, where  they 


can  be  easily  studied.  The  collection  of  ores  from  Califor- 
nia mines  is,  of  course,  very  extensive  and  is  supplemented 
by  many  cases  of  characteristic  ores  from  the  principal 
mining  districts  of  the  world.  The  educational  value  of 
the  exhibit  is  maintained  by  substituting  the  best  specimens 
obtainable  for  those  of  less  value. 

These  mineral  collections  are  not  only  interesting,  beau- 
tiful, and  in  every  way  attractive  to  the  sightseers  of  all 
classes,  but  they  are  educational.  They  show  manufactur- 
ers, miners,  capitalists  and  others  the  character  and  quality 
of  the  economic  minerals  of  the  State  and  where  they  are 
found.  Plans  have  been  formulated  to  extend  the  useful- 
ness of  the  exhibit  by  special  collections,  such  as  one  show- 
ing the  chemical  composition  of  minerals ;  another  showing 
the  mineralogical  composition  oi  the  sedimentary,  meta- 
morphic,  and  igneous  rocks  of  the  State,  the  petroleum- 
bearing  formations,  ore  bodies  and  their  country  rocks, 
etc. 

Besides  the  mineral  specimens  there  are  many  models, 
maps,  photographs,  and  diagrams  illustrating  the  modern 
practice  of  mining,  milling,  and  concentrating,  and  the 
technology  of  the  mineral  industries.  An  educational  se- 
ries for  high  schools  is  being  inaugurated,  and  new  plans 
are  being  formulated  that  will  make  it  even  more  useful 
in  the  future  than  in  the  past.  Its  popularity  is  shown  by 
the  fact  that  over  58,000  visitors  registered  last  year,  while 
many  failed  to  leave  any  record  of  their  visit. 


ViKw  OF  THE  Museum  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau 


THE  LIBRARY.  This  is  the  mining  reference  library 
of  the  State,  constantly  consulted  by  mining  men,  and  con- 
tains between  four  and  five  thousand  volumes  of  selected 
works  in  addition  to  the  numerous  publications  of  the  Bu- 
reau itself.  On  its  shelves  will  be  found  the  reports  on 
geology,  mineralogy,  mining,  etc.,  published  by  states,  gov- 
ernments and  individuals;  technical  works  relating  to  all 
branches  of  mining  and  metallurgy;  the  reports  of  scientific 
societies  at  home  and  abroad;  encyclopaedias;  scientific 
papers  and  magazines;  mining  publications;  and  the  cur- 
rent literature  of  mining  ever  needed  in  a  reference  library. 

Manufacturers'  catalogues  of  mining  and  milling  ma- 
chinery by  California  firms  are  kept  on  file.  The  Registers 
of  Mines  form  an  up-to-date  directory  for  investor  and 
manufacturer.  The  photographs,  maps,  and  information 
constantly  brought  in  by  the  Field  Assistants  give  data 
for  newspaper  and  magazine  writers  that  is  daily  used  and 
appreciated. 

The  Bureau  is  one  of  general  information,  where  visitors 
from  all  parts  of  the  world  are  ever  coming  and  seeking  in- 
formation about  all  parts  of  California.  This  little  pam- 
phlet has  been,  in  fact,  compiled  to  answer  some  of  the 
questions  most  frequently  asked.  More  specific  questions 
are  answered  in  the  Bulletins  or  Register,  or  by  application 
to  the  State  Mineralogist. 


READING  ROOM.  This  is  a  part  of  the  Library  De- 
partment, and  is  supplied  with  over  100  current  publica- 
tions. Visitors  will  find  here  the  various  California  papers 
and  the  leading  mining  journals  from  all  over  the  world. 

THE  LIBRARY  AND  READING  ROOM  IS  OPEN 
TO  THE  PUBLIC  FROM  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.,  DAILY,  ex- 
cept Sundays  and  holidays. 

THE  LABORATORY.  This  department  identifies  for 
the  prospector  the  minerals  he  finds,  and  tells  him  the  na- 
ture of  the  wall  rocks  or  dykes  he  may  encounter  in  hit* 
workings;  but  this  department  does  not  do  assaying  or  com- 
pete with  private  assayers.  The  presence  of  rare  metals  is 
determined,  but  not  the  percentage  present.  No  charges 
are  ma'de  for  this  service  to  any  resident  of  the  State. 

There  is  a  constant  stream  of  samples  coming  in  from 
prospectors  all  over  the  State,  amounting  to  over  1,000 
packages  a  year  that  are  sent  in,  while  fully  as  many  more 
are  brought  in  personally.  Many  of  the  inquiries  made  of 
this  department  have  brought  capital  to  the  development  of 
new  districts.  Many  technical  questions  have  been  asked  and 
answered  as  to  the  best  chemical  and  mechanical  processes 
of  handling  ores  and  raw  material.      The  laboratory  is 


Thk  Library  of  the  State  Mining  Bureau 


well  equipped.     The  demands  made    upon    this   de- 
partment have  been  such  that  specialists  in  lithology 
;and  microscopy  may  be  added  to  it. 

THE  DEAUGHTING  BOOM.     In  this  room  are  pre- 
pared scores  of  maps,  from  the  small  ones  filling  a  part 
only  of  a  page,  to  the  largest  County  and  State  maps,  and 
ithe  numerous  illustrations,  other  than  photographs,  that 
are  constantly  being  required  for  the  Bulletins  and  Reg- 
isters of  Mines.     In  this  room,  also,  will  be  found  a  very 
■complete  collection  of  maps  of  all  kinds  relating  to  the 
industries  of  the  State,  and  one  of  the  important  duties  of 
the  department  is  to  make  such  additions  and  corrections 
as  will  keep  the  maps  up  to  date.    One  inquires  here  if  they 
[wish  to  know  about  the  geology  or  topography  of  any  dis- 
j  trict ;  about  the  location  of  the  new  camps,  or  position  of 
I  old   abandoned   ones;   about    railroads,   stage   roads,   and 
i trails;  or  about  the  working  drawings  of  anything  connec- 
•  ted  with  mining. 


MINERAL  STATISTICS.  One  of  the  features  of  the 
mining  industry  is  its  mineral  statistics.  Their  annual 
compilation  by  the  State  Mining  Bureau  began  in  1893, 
No  other  State  in  the  Union  attempts  so  elaborate  a  record, 
expends  so  much  labor  and  money  on  its  compilation,  or 
secures  so  accurate  a  one. 

The  State  Mining  Bureau  keeps  a  careful,  up-to-date  and 
reliable,  but  confidential,  register  of  every  producing  mine, 
mine  owner  and  mineral  industry  in  the  State.  From  them 
are  secured,  under  pledge  of  secrecy,  reports  of  output,  etc., 
and  all  other  available  sources  of  information  are  used  in 
checking,  verifying  and  supplementing  the  information  so 
gained. 

The  information  is  published  in  an  a^-.^ual,  tabulated, 
statistical,  single-sheet  bulletin  showing  the  amounts  and 
values  of  mineral  productions  by  both  substances  and 
counties. 


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The  Draughting  Room 


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STATISTICAL   REPORT 


CALIFORNIA    STATE 


MINING     BUIa^EAU; 


LEWIS  E.  AUBUKV,  Sta.tk  Mineraixxjist. 

SHOWING    THE     MINERAL    PRODUCTIONS    OF    CALIFORNIA     FOR    14  YEARS. 


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DEL  NORTE  COUNTY. 


POPULATION,  1900,  2,408;  1890,  2,592.  AREA, 
valuation,  $2,048,444.  The  production  of  gold  is  about 
platinum  and  manganese  are  undeveloped.    The  principal 


1,200  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  CRESCENT  CITY.  Assessed 
$5,000  annually;  asbestos,  chromite,  coal,  copper,  iron, 
products  are  LUMBER  and  AGRICULTURAL. 


SISKIYOU  COUNTY. 

POPULATION,  1900,  16,902;  1890,  12,163.     AREA,  5,680  Sq.   M.     County   Seat,  YREKA.     Assessed  value, 

$8,991,828.     One    Year's    Product:      GOLD,    $951,397;  MINERAL  WATERS,  $45,000;  SILVER,  $14,000.  Total, 

one  year:    $1,010,383;  over    11  per  cent    total    assessed  values. 

MINERALS :  GOLD,  SILVER,  antimony,  platinum,  plumbago,  iron,  chromite,  lead,  coal,  copper,  marble,  onyx, 
limestone,  mineral  waters. 


RANK  OF  THE    COUNTIES    AS    MINERAL    PRODUCERS  FOR  ONE  YEAR. 


1  Shasta $  5,574,026 

2  Los  Angeles    2,155,198 

3  San  Bernardino    . . .  1,965,143 

4  Nevada 1.916,899 

5  Calaveras 1,905,856 

6  Kern 1,807,856 

7  Tuolumne 1,659,258 

8  Amador 1,479,009 

9  Placer 1,128,882 

10  Siskiyou 1,010,383 

11  Mono 752,121 

12  Trinity 698,689 

13  Sierra 663,159 

14  Alameda 639,771 

15  Fresno 609,847 

16  Santa  Barbara    ....  528,438 

17  Butte 500,786 

18  Santa  Clara 497,386 


19  Napa  .... 

20  Ventura  .  . 
31  Inyo  

22  El  Dorado 

23  San  Diego 

24  Plumas  .    . 

25  Riverside  . 

26  Yuba  .... 

27  Madera  .   . 

28  Sacramento 

29  Orange  .    . . 

30  San  Benito 

31  ^.xarin   .    .  . . 

32  Santa  Cruz 

33  Lake  

34  Mariposa  .  . 

35  Sonoma  .   . . 


36  Contra  Costa 


493,100 
476,161 
430,58't 
426.420 
402,061 
369,379 
285,112 
284,631 
268.467 
259,439 
259,174 
205,650 
202,500 
191,091 
172,745 
171,516 
157,135 
140,900 


37  Humboldt 

38  San  Luis  Obispo  . . 

39  San  Francisco  .... 

40  San  Joaquin   

41  Solano 

42  Tulare 

43  Stanislaus 

44  Lassen 

45  Monterey 

46  San  Mateo 

47  Colusa 

48  Mendocino 


49  Kings   

50  Del  Norte  .... 

51  Tehama 

52  Yolo 

Unapportioned 


118,827 

85.626 

58,400 

39,862 

24,700 

21,566 

21,405 

20,483 

19,175 

16,500 

13,930 

8,448 

5,000 

3,483 

2,200 

1,760 

,406,803 


Total $32,622,945 


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DEL  NORTE  AND  SISKIYOU  COUNTIES 


LASSEN  COUNTY. 


MODOC  COUNTY. 


POPULATION:  1900,  4,511;  1890,  4,239.  AKEA, 
4,465  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SUSANVILLE.  Assessed 
value,  $3,499,650. 

From  $20,000  to  $30,000  of  minerals  are  produced  an- 
nually, principally  gold ;  coal,  mica,  and  limestone  are  un- 
developed.   The  main  industry  is  stock-raising. 


POPULATION:  1900,  5,076;  1890,  4,896.  AREA, 
2,190  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  ALTURAS.  Assessed  value, 
$3,003,805. 

This  County,  situated  in  the  extreme  northeast  corner 
of  the  State,  is  mainly  a  stock-raising  region ;  the  economic 
minerals  being  undeveloped.  Gold,  silver,  copper,  salt,  and 
coal  have  been  found. 


Mineral  claims  worth  locating  are  worth  recording.  In 
looking  up  mines  in  this  State  see  if  the  locations  have  been 
recorded  at  the  County  Seat. 


The  Olmstead  Diamond,  from  Placerville,  El  Dorado 
County,  weighed  one  and  a  quarter  carats  (5.6  grains)  and 
sold  for  $300. 


DIAMONDS. 

Over  200  authentic  diamonds  have  been  found  in  Cali- 
fornia. The  Moore  Diamond  from  Cherokee,  Butte  Coun- 
ty, weighed  two  and  a  quarter  carats  (9  grains).  From  50 
to  60  others  have  been  found  in  the  same  locality. 


DO  SOME  FIGURING.  Take  the  mineral  production 
of  some  county,  and  the  population,  and  see  how  much  it 
amounts  to  per  capita. 

Now  how  about  the  Agriculture,  Horticulture,  Viticul- 
ture, and  other  "cultures"  that  are  worth  your  while  to  in- 
vestigate? 


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SHASTA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:   1900,  17,318;  1890,  12,133.    AREA,3,960  Sq.  M.    Cou.ity  Seat,  REDDING.     Assessed  value, 
*y,3G2,304. 

One  Year's  Prod.:    GOLD,  $733,467;  SILVER,  $635,640;  COPPER,  $4,166,735;      Chrome  Iron,  $1,400;  Min- 
eral Waters,  $5,784;  BRICK,  $12,000;  LIME,  $17,850  ;Bui]ding  stone,  $1,150 ;  talc  mined  and  shipped.    Total,  one 
year :    $5,574,026 ;  equals  over  59i/^  per  cent  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY    IN    COPPER,    SILVER    and  CHROMITE. 


TEHAMA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  10,996;  1890,  9,916.  AREA,  2,988  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  RED  BLUFF.  Assessed 
value,  $10,910,679. 

Mainly  agricultural;  brick  clays  of  excellent  quality  are  abundant;  mineral  springs  are  numerous;  chromite,  lead, 
onyx,  Bulphur,  and  potter's  clays  have  been  found. 


The  picking  up  of  a  small  nugget  by  James  W.  Marshall,  on  January  24,  1848,  was  one  of  the  great  historic  events 
of  the  world,  as  well  as  of  America.    Marshall  found  it  inthe  race  of  a  crude  pioneer  sawmill,  at  Old  Coloma,  in  El 
Dorado  County.    The  piece  was  lost,  having  been  paid  out  for  flour,  but  a  cast  or  model  of  it  has  been  preserved. 


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HUMBOLDT  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:    1900,  27,104;  1890,  23,469.    AREA,  3,570  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  EUEEKA.     Assessed  value, 
$18,099,949. 

One    Year's    Prod.:     GOLD,    $109,444;    MINERAL  WATERS,  $2,000;  BRICK,  $7,100. 
MINERALS:    GOLD,  coal,  copper,  brick  clays,  potter's  clay,  marble,  sandstone,  MINERAL  WATERS. 

TRINITY  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:     1900,  4,383;  1890,  3,719.     AREA,    3,000  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  WEAVERVILLE.    Assessed 
value,  $1,567,998. 

One  Year's  Prod.:    GOLD,  $571,605;  SILVER,  $16,500;      QUICKSILVER,  $105,982;  Granite,  $4,535.    Total, 
one  year:  $698,689,  or  over  11  per  cent  assessed  value. 

Diamonds,  platinum,  iridium,  and  osmium  have  been  found. 


To  tell  you  WHAT  YOU  WANT  TO  KNOW  about  the  MINING  INDUSTRIES  OF  THE  STATE,  is  the  object 
of  the  California  State  Mining  Bureau,  and  it  is  its  business  and  pleasure  to  answer  legitimate  inquiries  from  any 
source. 


DO  SOME  FIGURING.  Take  the  area  in  square  miles  of  some  of  the  counties,  and  the  population  and  see  how 
many  inhabitants  there  are  per  square  mile.  Then  compare  this  with  some  county  in  the  East.  There  is  room 
for  YOU  in  this  State. 


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HUMBOLDT  AND  TRINITY  COUNTIES 


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California  is  All    Right 


(Prom  Sunset,  a  magazine    published    by  the    Southern   Pacific  Railroad.) 


The  clever  Statistician,  who  is  one  of  the  greatest  figure- 
heads I  ever  knew,  dropped  in  last  evening  long  enough  to 
announce  that  California  was  the  largest  as  well  as  the 
greatest  State  in  the  Union.  With  a  good  deal  of  satisfac- 
tion at  catching  this  remarkable  man  in  an  error,  I  replied 
that  it  was  plain  enough  that  he  had  forgotten  Texas.  He 
chuckled  and  said  it  was  not  only  plain  enough,  but  too 
much  plain  in  Texas  that  he  had  in  mind;  then,  he  mar- 
shalled his  facts  in  battle  array  with  the  peaks  of  the  high 
Sierras  as  generals,  the  mountain  ridges  as  infantry  col- 
umns, and  the  deserts  as  a  reserve.  I  maintained  a  discreet 
silence  on  my  kopje. 

"Why,"  said  he,  rubbing  his  spectacles  vigorously,  so 
that  the  gaze  with  which  he  transfixed  me  might  be  more 
polished,  "one  would  think  you  took  California  for  a  tennis 
court.  Is  Texas  fourteen  thousand  feet  high?  It  doesn't 
begin  to  rise  to  the  occasion.  Does  it  ever  go  below  sea- 
level  ?  It's  no  good  at  plucking  drowned  honor  from  a  vasty 
deep..  No,  sir ;  it  is  simply  nice  and  level  like  a  table  cloth 
spread  at  a  Sunday  school  picnic  in  the  woods.  California 
was  not  made  that  way ;  Nature  didn't  mould  this  State  in 
beautiful  lines  with  all  the  curves  that  delight  the  artist's 
eye,  and  then  as  if  petulantly  dissatisfied  with  the  result, 
flatten  it  out  smooth  with  a  sweep  of  the  hand  as  if  it  were 
Kansas.  Instead,  she  gathered  together  all  the  material 
necessary  to  make  a  great  State,  a  greater  State  in  plane 
area  than  any  other  in  the  Union ;  and  she  crumpled  it  up 
together  east  and  west.  No  longer  was  it  equilateral,  but 
narrow  in  proportion  to  its  length.  Then  out  of  the  ma- 
terial the  good  dame  fashioned  the  great  valleys  of  the  San 

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Joaquin  and  the  Sacramento;  and  from  the  crumpled  sur- 
face to  the  east  she  built  great  mountain  walls,  ridge  after 
ridge,  and  minarets  and  white-topped  domes ;  and  let  loose, 
in  joyous  moods  to  dance  among  them,  clear  streams  of 
laughing  waters,  and  here  and  there  made  lofty  precipices 
for  them  to  leap  over.  To  the  west,  near  the  great  Pacific, 
she  rounded  out  more  mountains;  and  to  the  south  and  the 
north  artistically  placed  still  other  heights  protecting  val- 
leys, so  that  anywhere  in  the  wonderful  State  one  need  not 
be  bound  by  a  narrow  monotonous  horizon,  but  could  ascend 
and  see  the  beautiful  country  she  had  made.  And  then, 
upon  this  lucky  day  for  California,  Nature's  mood  changed 
a  bit  and  to  the  mountains  and  hills  came  the  dignity  of  the 
greatest  and  oldest  forests  on  the  globe.  And  then,  I  guess, 
maybe,  she  had  a  happy  afterthought ;  perhaps  the  forest  of 
evergreen  made  the  land  seem  a  little  dark,  for  as  a  finish- 
ing touch  she  gave  ,it  a  tinge  of  gold  and  laved  the  whole 
in  endless  sunshine." 

I  came  down  from  my  kopje  not  altogether  gracefully. 

"But  Texas  is  a  great  State,  you  must  admit,"  said  I,  on 
the  way  down. 

"Certainly,"  he  responded,  promptly,  "it's  one  of  the 
finest  countries  I  ever  knew,  but,"  he  added,  "I  would  pre- 
fer it  if  it  were  neither  so  broad  nor  so  long,  but  ruffled  up 
into  mountains  and  valleys  like  our  own." 

I  said  nothing  more,  but  I  am  now  busily  engaged  in 
figuring  to  determine  if  Texas  were  gathered  into  the  com- 
pass of  California's  limits,  which  then  would  be  the  great- 
est State.  I  am  hopeful  of  aid  from  some  gentleman  of 
Texas. 


Rare    Minerals 


CALIFOENIA  IS  WORLD  FAMOUS  FOR  THE  FOLLOWING  RARE  MINERALS: 


It  is  the  greatest  gold  State  of  the  Union,  both  in  aggre- 
gate yield,  any  single  year's  product  and  annual  average. 
The  total  yield  has  been  $1,362,356,088  or  an  average 
of  $26,199,155  per  annum  for  fifty-three  consecutive  years. 
In  1852  the  year's  product  was  $81,294,700. 
■    It  is  UNIQUE  in  its  production  of  NATURAL  SODA. 

NITER  has  been  found  but  is  not  yet  utilized. 

It  is  the  ONLY  STATE  producing  LEPIDOLITE,  or 
Lithia  Mica,  which  is  shipped  to  Germany  for  Lithia  salts. 

It  is  the  ONLY  STATE  mining  the  mineral 
MAGNESITB. 

It  is  the  ONLY  STATE  producing  CHROME  IRON. 

It  is  the  ONLY  PRODUCER  OP  PLATINUM, 
IRIDIUM  and  OSMIUM  in  quantity. 

With  the  exception  of  a  portion  of  Nevada  next  to  the 
California  line,  it  is  the  ONLY  PRODUCER  of  BORAX, 
furnishing  the  MAIN  SUPPLY  of  the  UNITED 
STATES. 

It  furnishes  ONE-FOURTH  of  the  WORLD'S  SUP- 
PLY of  QUICKSILVER  and  for  over  50  years  has  been 
the  only  quicksilver  producer  on  the  American  continent, 


except  small  amounts  from  Oregon  and  Texas.  Total  out- 
put of  quicksilver  valued  at  $81,862,609. 

It  is  STATE  No.  4  in  the  production  of  PETROLEUM, 
and  the  industry  is  but  in  its  infancy. 

It  is  fast  becoming  a  GREAT  COPPER  STATE. 

Alum,  bauxite,  bismuth  and  nickel  await  utilization. 

It  is  a  GREAT  TURQUOISE  PRODUCER. 

CALIFORNIA  TOURMALINES  are  attracting  wide 
attention  among  Eastern  jewelers. 

California  produces  ONYX  of  marvelous  beauty;  and 
TRAVERTINE,  rivaling  that  of  Egypt. 

Over  200  AUTHENTIC  DIAMONDS  have  been  found 
in  the  State. 


There  is  plenty  of  room  for  more  mineral  discoveries, 
There  are  many  millions  of  acres  of  STATE  and  GOV- 
ERNMENT lands  vacant,  and  RAILROAD  lands  unsold. 


The  mineral  output  of  California  is  now  INCREASING 
AT  THE  RATE  OF  OVER  TWO  MILLIONS  A  YEAR. 


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COLUSA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION":  1900,  14,640;  1890,  7,364.  AREA,2,450  Sq.  M.  Coinity  Seat,  COLUSA.  Assessed  value, 
$11,812,546. 

The  annual  production  of  QUICKSILVER  is  about  $1,500;  of  MINERAL  WATERS,  $13,000;  salt,  copper, 
sulphur,  and  brick  clays  exist  in  quantity.     AGRICULTURE,  HORTICULTURE   are  main  industries. 

GLENN  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:    1900,5,150.     AREA,  1,400    Sq.    M.   County  Seat,  WILLOW.    The  resources  are  mainly  agricul- 
tural.    Some  minerals,  notably  chromite,  are  known  tocxist.    Assessed  value,  $10,007,218. 

LAKE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  6,017;  1890,  7,101.  AREA,1,125  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  LAKEPORT.  Assessed  value, 
$3,178,460. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  QUICKSILVER,  $127,345;  MINERAL  WATERS,  $45,000.  Total,  one  year:  $172,745,  or 
over  5  per  cent  total  assessed  value.    Serpentine,  chromite,  sulphur,  alum,  diatomaceous  earth,  undeveloped. 

MENDOCINO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  20,405;  1890,  17,612.  AREA,  3,816  Sq.  M.  County  Scat,  UKIAH.  Assessed  value,  $10,- 
660,254. 

RESOURCES:   MINERAL  WATERS  over  $8,000  annually;  BRICK,  asphalt,  bituminous  rock,  chromite,  coal, 
copper,  mineral  paint,  dolomite,  iron,  platinum,  talc,  potter's  claj^,  limonite,  ahalone  shell. 


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BUTTE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  17,117;  1890,  17,939.  AEEA,  1,764  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  OROVILLE.  Assessed  value, 
$13,879,046. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $485,589;  SILVEE,  $13,082;  Mineral  Waters,  $1,515. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  MINERAL  PAINTS.    Total,  one  year,  $500,786,  over  3  per  cent  assessed  value. 

Quartz,  placer,  river-dredging,  natural  gas,  electric  power  from  waterfalls  transmitted  to  other  counties;  ba- 
salt, marble,  chromite,  iron,  coal.     Diamonds,  zircon,  and  platinum  have  been  found. 

PLUMAS  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  4,657;  1890,  4,933.  AREA,  2,567  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  QUINCY.  Assessed  value, 
$2,093,004. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $365,210;  Silver,  $4,159.  Total,  one  year,  $369,379,  or  over  17  per  cent  assessed 
value.  > 

Shipments  of  manganese  began  last  year;  gold,  silver,  manganese,  copper,  iron,  mica,  barite,  marble,  chromite, 
lead,  graphite,  platinum,  serpentine. 


SOME  NOTABLE  CALIFORNIA  GOLD  NUGGETS. 

Carson  Hill,  Calaveras  Co.,  2,340  ounces,  $43,534,  Columbia,  Tuolumne  Co.,  360  oz.,  $6,500. 

Sierra  Buttes,  Sierra  Co.,  1,596  oz.,  $17,654.  Columbia,  Tuolumne  Co.,  283  oz.,  $5,265. 

French  Ravine,  Sierra  Co.,  532  oz.,  $10,000.  French  Ravine,  Sierra  Co.,  263  oz.,  $4^893. 

Columbia  Tuolumne  Co.,  446  oz.,  $8,500.  Groot's  Ferry,  Siskiyou  Co.,  131  oz.,  $2,437. 

French  Ravine,  Sierra  Co.,  426  oz.,  $8,000.  Campo  Seeo,  Calaveras  Co.,  93  oz.,  $1,760. 

Sullivan's  Creek,  Tuolumne  Co.,  408  oz.,  $7,590.  And  a  ri^iltitude  of  others  from  $100  to  $1,000  in  value. 

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EL  DORADO  COUNTY. 

I'OPITLATION:  1900,  8,986;  1890,  9,232.  AREA, 
1,790  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  PLACERVILLE.  Assessed 
value,  $4,039,566. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $368,541;  SILVER,  $25,- 
159 ;  Copper,  $500.  Total,  one  year,  $426,420,  or  over  10 
per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  SLATE.  Gold,  silver,  cop- 
per, lime,  talc,  roscoelite,  iron,  agalmatolite,  ROOFING 
SLATE,  marble,  chromite,  pottery  clays.  Diamonds  have 
been  found. 

NEVADA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  17,789;  1890,  17,369.  AREA, 
1,000  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  NEVADA  CITY.  Assessed 
value,  $7,076,340. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $1,812,036;  SILVER,  $66,- 
841;  COPPER,  $30,472;  Pyrites,  $17,550.  Total,  one 
year:   $1,916,899,  or  over  27  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  GOLD  and  PYRITES.  HAS 
PRODUCED  OVER  $216,000,000  IN  GOLD  SINCE 
1848.  Diamonds  have  been  found.  Mineral  paint,  bauxite, 
granite,  barite,  marble,  chromite,  lead,  iron,  undeveloped. 

PLACER  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:     1900,  15,786;  1890,  15,101.    AREA, 
1,492  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  AUBURN.     Assessed  value, 
$9,097,657. 
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One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $986,155;  SILVER,  $12,- 
000;  POTTERY,  $15,000;  GRANITE,  $95,869;  RUB- 
BLE, $20,000.  Total,  one  year,  $1,128,882,  or  over  12  per 
cent  assessed  value.  Iron,  onyx,  marble,  chromite,  salt, 
magnesite,  serpentine,  undeveloped. 

SUTTER  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  5,886;  1890,  5,469.  AREA, 
611  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  YUBA  CITY.  Assessed  value, 
$6,364,459. 

Resources,  Agricultural.    Coal  has  been  found. 

SIERRA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  4,017;  1890,  5,015.  AREA, 
1,025  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  DOWNIEVILLE.'  Assessed 
value,  $1,529,604. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  GOLD,  $659,696;  SILVER,  $4,000. 
Total,  one  year,  $284,631,  or  over  5  per  cent  assessed  value. 

Clirome,  copper,  emor}',  graphite  undeveloped. 

YUBA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  8,620;  1890,  9,636.  AREA, 
625  Sq;  M.  County  Seat,  MARYSVILLE.  Assessed 
value,  $5,464,434. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  GOLD,  $280,366 ;  SILVER,  $5,000. 
Total,  one  year,  $663,159,  or  over  43  per  cent  assessed  value. 

County  largely  agricultural. 


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MARIN  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  15,702;  1890,  13,072.  AREA, 
590  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SAN  RAFAEL.  Assessed 
value,  $12,108,904. 

One  Year's  Prod.:    BRICK,  $300,000;  Rubble,  $2,500. 

Copper,  manganese,  graphite,  salt,  talc,  macadam,  sand- 
stone, serpentine,  potter's  clays. 

NAPA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900  16,415;  1890,  16,411.  AREA, 
850  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  NAPA.  Assessed  value,  $11,- 
765,301. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  QUICKSILVER,  $403,500 ;  MIN- 
ERAL WATERS,  $72,200;  MAGNESITE,  $17,400. 
Total,  one  year,  $493,100,  or  over  4  per  cent  of  assessed 
value. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  MINERAL  WATERS. 

Chromite,  magnesite,  mineral  waters,  quicksilver,  talc, 
alum,  iron,  potter's  clays. 

County  Seat,  NAPA.    Assessed  value,  $11,765,301. 

SOLANO  COUNTY. 
POPULATION:     1900,  24,143;  1890,  20,946.    AREA, 


911  Sq.  M.    County  Seat,  FAIRFIELD.    Assessed  value, 

$17,524,117. 

MINERALS  WATERS,  $4,000  annually;  MACADAM, 
$18,000  annually ;  onyx,  cement  rock,  granite,  lime,  traver- 
tine, chromite. 


SONOMA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  38,480;  1890,  32,721.  AREA, 
1,548  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SANTA  ROSA.  Assessed 
value,  $26,003,179. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  QUICKSILVER,  $99,500;  MIN- 
ERAL WATERS,  $35,000;  PAVING  BLOCKS,  $20,000. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  PAVING  BLOCKS. 

Chromite,  coal,  granite,  manganese,  alum,  graphite,  iron, 
pottery  clays,  limonite,  opals,  silicified  woods. 


YOLO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  13,618;  1890,  12,684.  AREA, 
972  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  WOODLAND.  Assessed  value, 
$16,034,346. 

County  agricultural.  Sandstone  quarried,  $2,000  an- 
nually.    Asbestos  has  been  found. 


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AMADOR  COUNTY. 

rOl'ULATION:  1900,  11,11G;  1890,  10,330.  AREA, 
5n8  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  JACKSON.  Assessed  value, 
$4,G41,489. 

One  Year's  Trod. :  GOLD,  $1,373,788 ;  SILVER,  $15,- 
000;  COPPER,  $34,100;  COAL,  $41,215 ;  Pottery,  $9,100; 
MARBLE,  $5,891.  Total,  one  year,  $1,479,009,  or  over 
31  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  MARBLE.  Chromite,  iron, 
magnesite,  coal,  macadam,  serpentine.  Diamonds  and 
rutile  have  been  found. 

SACRAMENTO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  45,915;  1890,  40,339.  AREA, 
957  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SACRAMENTO.  Assessed 
value,  $34,346,017. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $176,000;  NATURAL  GAS, 
$11,750;  BRICK,  $53,400;  Granite,  $4,000;  Macadam, 
$14,157;  granite,  chromite,  pottery  clays. 


CALAVERAS  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  11,200;  1890,  8,882.  AREA, 
1,100  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SAN  ANDREAS.  Assessed 
value,  $5,434,379. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  GOLD,  $1,649,126 ;  SILVER,  $80,- 
762;  COPPER,  $150,585;  MINERAL  PAINT,  $3,800; 
QUARTZ  CRYSTAL,  $18,000;  Pyrites,  $3,583.  Total, 
one  year,  $1,905,856,  or  over  35  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY'  IN  MINERAL  PAINTS  AND 
(JUARTZ  CRYSTALS.  Asbestos,  chromite,  copper, 
marble,  tellurium,  barite,  lead,  graphite,  iron. 

GEMS.  Agate,  garnet,  epidote,  jasper,  opal,  semi-opal, 
gold  quartz,  QUARTZ,  RUTILE. 

SAN  JOAQUIN  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  35,452;  1890,  28,629.  AREA, 
1,620  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  STOCKTON.  Assessed  value, 
$32,023,372. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  NATURAL  GAS,  $20,000 
annually;  BRICK,  $20,000.  Resources  mainly  agricul- 
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POPULATION:  1900,  130,197;  1890,  93,864.  AREA, 
704  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  OAKLAND.  Assessed  value, 
$89,771,005. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  MANGANESE,  $1,300;  COAL, 
$332,066;  SALT,  $158,674;  BRICK,  $40,000;  MAC- 
ADAM, $107,551 ;  Magnesite,  $200. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  SALT,  MANGANESE,  AND 
COAL.     Chromite  and  iron  undeveloped. 

CONTRA  COSTA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  18,046;  1890,  13,515.  AREA, 
810  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  MARTINEZ.  Assessed  value, 
$17,079,931. 

COAL,  $145,000  annually;  MINERAL  WATERS, 
$2,000  annually;  Copper,  potter's  clays,  hyalite,  obsidian, 
opal. 

Resources  largely  agricultural. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  CITY  AND  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  342,782;  1890,  298,997.  AREA, 
42  Sq.  M.    Assessed  value,  $413,388,420. 

RUBBLE,  $57,000  annually;  Macadam,  about  $2,000. 

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SAN  MATEO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  12,094;  1890,  10,087.  AREA, 
460  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  REDWOOD  CITY.  Assessed 
value,  $14,484,957. 

BRICK,  $9,000;  Macadam,  $7,500  annually;  sandstone, 
chromite,  syenite,  diatomaceous  earth,  moss  agate,  jasper, 
basanite. 

SANTA  CLARA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  60,216;  1890,  48,005.  AREA, 
435  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SANTA  CRUZ.  Assessed 
$51,920,963. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  QUICKSILVER,  $241,073 ;  MIN- 
ERAL WATERS,  $8,060;  Magnesite,  $253;  BRICK, 
$136,000;  Pottery,  $6,000;  Building  stone,  $6,000; 
SANDSTONE,  $100,000.  Bituminous  rock,  chrome, 
macadam,  manganese,  copper,  salt. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  QUICKSILVER  AND 
SANDSTONE. 

SANTA  CRUZ  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  21,512;  1890,  19,270.  AREA, 
435  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SANTA  CKUZ.  Assessed 
value,  $11,222,967. 

One  Year's  Prod.;  BITUMINOUS  ROCK,  $58,590; 
LIME,  $131,288. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  BITUMINOUS  ROCK  AND 
LIME.  Cement  rock,  zinc,  potter's  clay,  glass  sand,  chro- 
mite, macadam,  magnesite,  manganese,  copper,  salt,  marble. 


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MARIPOSA   COUNTY. 

POPULATION:     1900,4,720;    1890,3,787.     AREA,  1,570  Sq.  M.    County  Seat,  MARIPOSA.    Assessed  value, 
$2,096,587. 

One  Year's  Prod.:     GOLD,  $157,633;  SILVER,  $14,000.     Total,  one  year,  $171,516,  or  over  8  per  cent  of  as- 
sessed value.     Asbestos,  marble,  iron,  granite,  serpGntine,limestonc,  copper,  lead,  magnesite,  talc. 

GEMS :     Andalusite,    chiastolite,   epidote,    Jasper,  gold  quartz. 

MERCED  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:    1900,  9,215;  1890,    8,085.      AREA,  1,750  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  MERCED.     Assessed  value, 
$13,657,777.    • 

This  county  is  wholly  given  over  to  agriculture.     Coal  has  been  found. 

STANISLAUS  COUNTY. 

POPULATION :    1900,  9,550 ;  1890,  10,040.     AREA,  1,486  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  MODESTO.    Assessed  value, 
$12,037,410. 

GOLD,  $20,000  annually;  Mineral  paint,  $200;  iron,  gypsum.    Resources  largely  agricultural. 

TUOLUMNE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:    1900,   11,166;  1890,  6,082.      AREA,  3,032  Sq.  M.   County  Seat,  SONORA.  Assessed  value,  $6,- 
424,670. 

One  Year's  Prod. :    GOLD,  $1,596,891;  SILVER,  $62,367.      Total,  one  year,  $l,i;59,258,  or  over  25  per  cent  of  as- 
sessed value. 
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ALPINE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  509;  1890,  667.  AEEA,  555  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  MARKLEEVILLE.  Assessed  value, 
$300,838. 

Alum,  iron,  graphite,  and  barito  have  been  found. 

This  county,  located  among  the  heights  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains,  has  been  but  little  developed,  although 
known  to  be  rich  in  minerals. 

INYO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  4,377;  1890,  3,544.  AEEA,  10,020  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  INDEPENDENCE.  As- 
sessed value,  $1,885,336. 

OneYear'sProd.:GOLD,$214,000;SILVEE,  $114,000;  Antimony,  $700;  LEAD,  $38,840;  BORAX,  $13,900; 
SODA,  $50,000 ;  SALT,  $5,000.     Total,  one  year,  $420,586,  or  over  22  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNEE  COUNTY  IN  SODA  AND  LEAD. 

Asbestos,  marble,  barite,  bismutite,  copper,  iron,  potter's  clay. 

GEMS :    Chrysocolla,  datolite,  fluorite,  garnet,  grossularite,  lepidolite,  obsidian,  quartz. 

MONO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  2,167;  1890,  2,003.  AEEA,  2,190  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  BRIDGEPORT.  Assessed 
value,  $1,137,276. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $670,200;  SILVER,  $76,000;  Lead,  $2,000;  Lime,  $4,000.  Total,  one  year,  $752,- 
121,  or  over  66  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

TRAVERTINE  rivaling  that  of  Egypt  has  been  shipped  from  this  county  to  England.  Antimony,  soda,  salt,  borax, 
lime,  limestone. 


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MONTEREY  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  19,380;  1890,  18,637.  AREA, 
3,600  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SALINAS.  Assessed  value, 
$18,016,456. 

PRODUCTION:  MINERAL  WATERS,  $4,000 ;  Brick, 
$2,000;  STONE,  $11,000;  Rubble,  $2,800  annually.  An- 
timony, asphalt,  bituminous  rock,  coal,  marble,  chromite, 
magnesite,  potter's  clay. 

GEMS:  Garnet,  jasper,  PEARLS,  ABALONB,  por- 
phyry. 


FINENESS  OF  CALIFORNIA  GOLD- 

Amador  County 836 $17  28 

Butte 878 18  14 

Calaveras 835 17  26 

El  Dorado 868 17  94 

Fresno 805 16  64 

Humboldt 688 14  22 

Inyo 770 15  91 

Kern 754 15  58 

Lassen 890 18  39 

Los  Angeles 789 16  31 

Madera 847 17  50 

Mariposa 805 16  64 

Merced 813 16  80 

Mono 550 11  36 

Nevada  County 855 $17  67 

Placer 792 16  37 

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SAN  BENITO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  6,633;  1890,  6,412.  AREA, 
1,000  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  HOLLISTER.  Assessed 
value,  $6,018,740. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  QUICKSILVER,  $180,000;  MIN- 
ERAL WATERS,  $3,750;  Lime,  $8,800;  Macadam.,  $13,- 
000.  Total,  one  year,  $205,650,  or  over  3  per  cent  of  as- 
sessed value. 

Antimony,  bituminous  rock,  coal,  gypsum,  building 
stone. 

FINENESS  OF  CALIFORNIA  GOLD— By  Hon.  F. 
A.  Leach,  Supt.  U.  S.  Mint,  San  Francisco. 


■By  Hon.  F.  A.  Leach,  Supt.  U.  S.  Mint,  S.  F. 

Plumas 851 17  59 

Sacramento 898 18  56 

San  Bernardino 705 14  57 

San  Diego 803 16  59 

Shasta 845 17  46 

Sierra 858 17  23 

Siskiyou 852 17  61 

Stanislaus 895 18  50 

Tehama .882 18  23 

Trinity 850. 17  57 

Tuolumne 804 16  62 

Yuba 881 18  21 

Average  fineness,  817.8 ;  average  value  per  ounce,  $16.90. 

Many  mines  produce  gold  of  higher  grade  than  any  of 
the  averages. 


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FEESNO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  37,8G2;  1890,  32,026.  AREA,  5,940  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  FRESNO.  Assessed  value, 
$30,770,729. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $22,000;  MINERAL  WATERS,  $4,000;  BRICK,  $35,062;  PETROLEUM, 
$547,960.    Total,  one  year,  $609,847,  or  nearly  2  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Chrome,  coal,  copper,  iron,  gypsum,  granite,  graphite.  GEMS:    Chalcedony,  chiastolite,  garnet,  jasper,  semi- 

opal,  turquoise.  The  main  products  of  the  county  are  AGRICULTURAL,  there  being  over  300  MILES  of 
MAIN  CANAL,  and  over  1,000  miles  of  branch  irrigating  canals. 

MADERA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:     1900,  6,364.     AREA,  2,140  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  MADERA.    Assessed  value,  $6,289,942. 
One  Year's  Prod. :    GOLD,  $104,134;  SILVER,  $4,000;  COPPER,  $77,500;  Brick,  $3,000;  GRANITE,  $80,000. 
Total,  one  year,  $268,467,  or  over  4  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  GRANITE.     Marble  of  fine  quality  awaits  development. 


California  petroleum  is  "fresh  made"  compared  with  the  petroleum  of  the  Eastern  field  and  most  other  fields  of  the 
world.  Pennsylvania  petroleum  comes  from  Silurian,  Devonian  and  Carboniferous  strata  which  were  laid  when 
the  globe  was  young,  while  California's  hydrocarbons  were  distilled,  relatively  speaking,  but  a  week  ago  last  Tues- 
day, and  comes  from  Tertiary  sandstones  and  shales,  laid  but  a  few  million  years  ago. 


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POPULATION:  1900,  16,637;  1890,  16,072.  AREA,  3,258  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SAN  LUIS  OBISPO.  As- 
sessed value,  $12,313,984. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  QUICKSILVER,  $23,886;  BITUMINOUS  ROCK,  $13,000;  Brick,  $4,000;  RUBBLE, 
$45,000. 

Mineral  Springs,  gold,  silver,  iron,  chromite,  copper,  manganese,  gypsum,  lime,  asphalt,  bituminous  rock,  ala- 
baster, ONYX,  kaolin,  travertine,  building  stone,  PETROLEUM,  magnesite. 

GEMS :    Agalmatolite,  aragonite,  jasper,  selenite,  spinel,  PEARLS. 


1848 $  245,301 

1849 10,151,360 

1850 41,273,106 

1851 75,938,232 

1852 81,294,700 

1853 67,613,487 

1854 69,433,931 

1855 55,485,395 

1856 57,509,411 

1857 43,628,172 

1858 46,591,140 

1859 45,846.599 

1860 44,095,163 

1861 41,884,995 

1862 38,854,668 

1863 23,501,736 

1864 24,071,423 

1865 17,930,858 

1866 17,123,867 


CALIFORNIA'S  GOLD  RECORD. 

1867 18,265,452' 

1868 17,555,867 

1869 18,229,044 

1870 17,458,133 

1871 17,477,885 

1872 15,482,194 

1873 15,019,210 

1874 17,264,836 

1875 16,876,009 

1876 15,610,723 

1877 16,501,268 

1878 18,839,141 

1879 19,626,654 

1880 20,030,761 

1881 19,223,155 

1882 17,146,416 

1883 24,316,873 

1884 13,600.000 

1885 12,661,044 


1886 14,716,506 

1887 13,588,614 

1888 12,750,000 

1889 11,212,913 

1890 12,309,793 

1891 12,728,869 

1892 12,571,900 

1893 12,422,811 

1894 13,923,281 

1895 15,334,317 

1896.... 17,181,562 

1897 ;....  15,871,401 

1898 1.5,906,478 

1899 15,336,031 

1900 15,863,355 

Total $1,345,376,044 


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KERN  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  16,480;  1890,  9,808.  AREA,  7,971  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  BAKERSFIELI).  Assessed 
value,  $21,129,890. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $805,252;  SILVER,  $147,736;  PETROLEUM,  $827,348;  ASPHALTUM;  $14,000; 
BRICK,  $17,300;  LIME,  $51,700.     Total,  one  year,  $1,867,856,  or  over  8  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Sulphur,  antimony,  coal,  mica,  SAT/P,  BORAX,  ONYX,  MARBLE  and  graphite. 


KINGS   COUNTY. 

POPULATION :     1900,  9,871.     AREA,  1,257  Sq.  M.     County  Seat,  HANFORD.    Assessed  value,  $7,565,903. 
■  BRICK,    $5,000    annually;    coal,    petroleum,    asphalt,  gypsum. 
BANNER  COUNTY  IN  FULLERS  EARTH.      Main  resources  are  agricultural. 

TULARE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  18,375;  1890,  24,574.  AREA,  5,592  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  VISALIA.  Assessed  value, 
$15,794,307. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $10,000;  MAGNESITE,  $1,500;  BRICK,  $6,100;  GRANITE,  $3,000;  Gypsum, 
$100. 

Copper,  petroleum,  mineral  springs,  antimony,  asbestos,  marble,  chromite. 

GEMS:    Moss  agate,  chrysoprase,  garnet,  semi-opal. 


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SAN  BERNARDINO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  27,929;  1890,  25,497.  AREA,  24,000  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SAN  BERNARDINO.  As- 
sessed value,  $16,416,149. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  GOLD,  $247,949;  SILVER,  $172,759;  COPPER,  $297,600;  Lead,  $500;  BORAX,  refined, 
$151,135 ;  crude,  $848,315 ;  TURQUOISE,  $20,000 ;  CEMENT,  $121,000 ;  Granite,  $5,600 ;  LIME,  $33,260 ;  Stone, 
$8,000;  Macadam,  $15,000;  RUBBLE,  $42,657;  Paving  Blocks,  $2,500.  Total,  one  year,  $1,965,143,  or  over  11  per 
cent  of  assessed  value. 

TIN,  asbestos,  MARBLE,  Fullers  earth,  mica,  NITER,  SALT,  SODA,  apatite,  potters'  clays,  iron,  ONYX. 

GEMS :  Aragonite,  azurite,  chalcedony,  hematite,  jasper,  obsidian,  ONYX,  selenite,  TURQUOISE. 

BANNER  COUNTY  IN  BORAX,  TURQUOISE,  AND  CEMENT. 


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SANTA  BARBARA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  18,934;  1890,  15,754.  AREA,  2,380  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SANTA  BARBARA.  Assessed 
value,  $13,909,868. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  Gold,  $5,000  to  $8,000;  MINERAL  WATERS,  $10,350;  Natural  Gas,  $3,000;  ASPHALTUM, 
$105,500;  PETROLEUM,  $165,000;  BRICK,  $41,000;  Granite,  $3,500;  SANDSTONE,  $117,260;  RUBBLE, 
$80,000.    Total,  one  year,  $528,438,  or  over  3  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Bituminous  rock,  coal,  chromite,  potters'  clays,  lime,  sulphur,  orlire,  BARYTA,  garnet,  graphite,  quicksilver, 
gypsurn,  diatomaceous  earth. 

GEMS:  Chalcedony,  abalone,  jasper,  pearls,  selenite,  pectolite,  ABALONB  SHELLS  exported,  $10,000  an- 
nually. 

VENTURA  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  14,307;  1890,  10,071.  AREA,  1,852  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  VENTURA.  Assessed  value, 
$8,658,243. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  Gold,  $2,500;  ASPHALTUM,  $31,070;  PETROLEUM,  $398,700;  Brick,  $2,000; 
GRANITE,  $28,000;  Sandstone,  $6,000;  Rubble,  $6,000;  BORAX,  $5,000.  Total,  one  year,  $476,161,  or  over  5  per 
cent  of  assessed  value.    Bituminous  rock,  talc,  and  gypsum  are  abundant. 


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LOS  ANGELES  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  170,298;  1890, 101,454.  AREA,  4,000  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  LOS  ANGELES.  Assessed 
value,  $103,328,904. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  Gold,  $5,500;  GYPSUM,  $10,000;  ASPHALTUM,  $100,000;  PETROLEUM,  $1,722,887; 
Pottery,  $10,776;  BRICK,  $275,925;  Sandstone,  $4,000;  Macadam,  $(5,000;  Rubble,  $18,552;  SERPENTINE, 
$2,000;  Salt,  $2,000.    Total,  one  year,  $2,155,198,  or  over  2  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Asbestos,  coal,    marble,    steatite,    sulphur,    talc,    alum,  potash,  ONYX,  chromite,  corundum,  graphite. 

GEMS :    Obsidian,  garnet,  pearls,  siderite,  selenite. 

BANNER  COUNTY   IN  GYPSUM,   ASPHALTUM,  PETROLEUM,  BRICK,  AND  SERPENTINE. 


ORANGE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  19,(i9(i;  1890,  13,589.  AREA,  780  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SANTA  ANA.  Assessed  value. 
$11,245,544. 

One  Year's  Prod.:  Gold,  $2,500;  Coal,  $2,250;  PETROLEUM,  $254,397.  Total,  one  year,  $259,174,  or  over 
2  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Coal  and  lead  are  known  to  exist  in  the  county.  Sandstone  is  abundant.  The  main  resources  are  OR.\NGES, 
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KIVERSIDE  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:    1900,  17,897.     AREA,  7,000  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  RIVEKSIDE.    Assessed  value,  $12,248,709. 

One  Year's  Prod. :  GOLD,  $150,000;  SILVER,  $7,000;  COAL,  $15,000;  SALT,  $8,000;  ASBESTOS,  $1,250; 
BRICK  $29,000;  POTTERY^,  $18,000;  GRANITE,  $57,000;  QUARTZ  SAND,  $200.  Total,  one  year,  $285,112, 
or  over  2  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Asbestos,  antimony,  copper,  lime,  talc,  niter. 

BANNER    COUNTY    IN   ASBESTOS,    POTTERY^  CLAY,  AND  GLASS  SAND. 

SAN  DIEGO  COUNTY. 

POPULATION:  1900,  35,090;  1890,  34,987.  AREA,  14,548  Sq.  M.  County  Seat,  SAN  DIEGO.  Assessed 
value,  $19,961,959. 

One  Y^ear's  Prod. :  GOLD,  $335,937;  SILVER,  $20,000;  MINERAL  WATER,  $3,250;  SALT,  $4,000;  LITHIA 
MICA,  $11,000;  TOURMALINE,  $500;  Brick,  $3,261;  Granite,  $10,000;  Rubble,  $14,400.  Total,  one  year,  $402,- 
061,  or  over  2  per  cent  of  assessed  value. 

Asbestos  and  tin  have  been  found. 

BANNER  COUNTY"  IN  LITHIA    MICA,    RUBELLITE,  AND  TOURMALINE. 

GEMS :  Aragonite,  cassiterite,  chrysocolla,  garnet,  lazulite,  lepidolite,  malachite,  obsidian,  selenite,  tourmaline, 
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Keport     XI— ISb^,  First  Biennial   ifiOO 

Report  XIII— 1896,  Third  Biennial   1.00 

Bulletin  No.  2— 

"Methods  of  Mine  Timbering."   30 

Bulletin  No.  5 — 

"Cyanide  Process"    (4th  edition)     35 

Bulletin  No.  6— 

"Gold  Mill  Practices  in  California"   (3d  cd.)  .  .      .50 

Bulletin  No.  9— 

"Mine  Drainage,  Pumps,  etc."   35 

Bulletin  No.  ia — 

'Map  of  Oil  City  Oil  Fields,  Fresno  Co.,  Cal."     .05 
Bulletin  No.  16— 

"Genesis  of  Petroleum  and  Asphaltum  in  Cali- 
fornia."     (3d  edition)    30 

Bulletin  No.  18 — 

"Mother  Lode  Region  in  California." 'io 

Bulletin  No.  19— 

"Oil  •  and    Gas    Yielding  Formations  in  Cali- 
fornia."   75 

Bulletin  No.  21— 

"Mineral  Production  of  California,   1900." 

Bulletin  No.  22— 

"Mineral  Production  of  California  for  nast  14 

years." 

Bulletin  No.  23— 

"Copper  Resources  of  California."    

Bulletin  No.  2-1— 

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Bulletin  No.  2.^— 

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JUST  ISSUED. 

Reconnaisance  of  the  Colorado  Desert  Mining  Dis- 
trict, in  San  Diego  County 15 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,   Plumas   County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Caiaveras  County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Siskiyou  County.   . . 
Register  of  Mines,  with  map.   Trinity   County.... 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map.  Lake  County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Nevada  County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map.   Placer   County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Shasta  County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  El  Dorado  County. . .     .25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Inyo  County 25 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  San  Bernardino  Co     .25 

IN  PREPARATION. 

Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Mariposa  County. 
Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Santa  Barbara  County. 
Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  San  Diego  County. 
Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Kern  County. 
Register  of  Mines,  with  map,  Sierra  County. 
Bulletin — Quicksilver  Mining  in  California. 
Bulletin— Gold  Dredging  in  California. 

Samples  of  any  mineral  found  in  the  State  may  be  sent  to  the 
Bureau  for  identification,  and  the  same  will  be  classified  free  of 
charge.  It  must  be  understood,  however,  that  no  assays,  or  quan- 
titative determinations,  toill  be  made.  Samples  should  be  in  lumn 
form  if  possible  and  marked  plainly  with  name  of  sender,  post- 
office  address,  etc.,  and  a  stamp  should  be  enclosed  for  reply. 

LEWIS  E.  AUBURY, 
State  Mineralogist. 


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